I don't really see these types of services staying alive independent of a larger company. Google and Apple can afford to pay what the labels want and can justif

I don't really see these types of services staying alive independent of a larger company. Google and Apple can afford to pay what the labels want and can justify it through improving brand recognition, getting lock in, or whatever else they dream up. Spotify has nothing else to prop up, and will get priced out by the big corporations in the same space. I'm not really happy about it. Spotify has warts but it also has some things I really like that the competitors don't have. The social features are great and I often find links to Spotify playlists around the net, but not for Apple Music.